Anne Johanna Soini is a University Teacher of physical education in the Department of Education at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She finished her PhD in Health Sciences at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, the University of Jyväskylä in 2015 and Master of Sport Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä in 1999. Dr Soini has worked for ten years in health promotion and 11 years at the University of Jyväskylä in teaching and research positions. Her research interests focus on young children’s physical activity and physical education in early childhood. Dr Soini has been a member of a national expert group for developing the Finnish physical activity recommendations for preschool children.